Non-refillable bottle.



. Patented DBC. |6,' |902. J. S. CANDEE.

NON-BEFILLA'BLE BOTTLE.

(Application led Har. 10, 1902.)

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No. 75,974. Pafentednec. la, moz. .1. s. cmmne. NBN-REFILLABLE BGTTLE.

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JOSEPH S. OANDEE, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

NoN-REFILLAeLe BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 715,974, dated December16, 1902.

Application tiled March 10, 1902. Serial No. 97,545. (No model.)

ployed for automatically closing the main check-valve of the bottle whenthe bottle is turned to a position other than that in which its contentscan be poured out.

The object of my invention is 'to provide an improved construction ofsuch a bottle which effectually frustrates attempts to rell it andV yetpermits a free discharge of its contents.

In the accompanying drawings, consisting of tw o sheets, Figure l is asectional elevation of the upper portion of'a bottle embodying myinvention, the bottle being in its normal upright position and the planeof its sectional portion being in line l 1, Fig. 7. Fig. 2 is a similarView, the plane of the sectional portion being in line 2 2, Fig. 6. Fig.3 is a sectional elevation of the bottle, showing the same inverted forpouring out its contents. Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating theaction and position of the balls and the main checkvalve when it isattempted to refill the bottle. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section in line 55, Fig. l, looking upward. Fig. 6 is a similar section in line 6 7looking upward. Fig. 7 is ahorizontal section in line 6 7 lookingdownward. Fig. 8 is a sectional perspective view of the upper portion ofthe bottle. Fig. 9 is an inverted perspective view of the channeled plugor stopper.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

The neck A is provided at a suitable distance below its mouth and atdifferent sides thereof with enlargements B, forming independent pocketsor chambers which extend laterally beyond the neck. These pockets areclosed on all sides, except their inner sides, which latter open intothe cavity of the neck. These pockets may be molded in one piece withthe portions of the neck above and below the same, and their top andbottom are horizontal, or substantially so, as shown in the drawings. Oindicates an upwardly opening main check-valve, preferably of glass,applied to the section of the neck below the pockets B andhaving ashoulder c, by which it rests normally upon a valve seat or shoulder cat the top of said lower section, so .that the valve is free to open orclose by gravity, according to the position of the bottle. This valvepreferably has guide-wings c2, which extend into the lower neck-section,and is provided with a conical or upwardly-tapering head c3, whichextends above the bottom of the pockets B. In each of these pockets islocated a rolling weight D, consisting, preferably, of a glass ball.These balls ,rest upon the bottom of their pockets in the uprightposition of the bottle, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and upon the top ofthe pockets when the bottle is inverted into a vertical position, ornearly so, as seen in Fig. 3, for discharging its contents. In thelatter position the main check-valve C is allowed to fall away from itsseat by gravity and under the weight of the bottle contents, theunseated valve being supported upon the opposing sides of the severalballs. The depth of the ball-pockets is sufficiently greater than thediameter of the balls to allow the valve to open fully, and the pocketsare at the same time so short that when the balls bear against the outerwalls of the pockets they do not allow the unseated valve to dropthrough the space between them. The balls thus form a guide forconfining the valve in its proper position when open.

A channeled plug or stopper E of any suitable construction ispermanently secured in the neck of the bottle above the ball-pockets B.This stopper is preferably of glass and seated upon stop-shoulders f,formed at the lower end of the upper neck-section by the inner angles orcorners of the ball-pockets, which' stop-corners prevent the stopperfrom being driven inwardly out of place.

The stopper is provided in its surface with IOO a transverse or annular'groove g, the open side of which is covered by the surrounding wall ofthe bottle-neck. The stopper is also provided at one side with alongitudinal groove or delivery-passage g', which extends upwardly fromthe annular groove g to the top of the stopper, while with the oppositeside of the annular groove a second longitudinal passage g2communicates, which extends upwardly from the lower end ot' the stopperto a point above the annular groove g and terminates in a descending orreturn bend g3, which joins the upper side of the annular groove, asshown in Figs. l, 3, and 4. By this construction the discharged liquidiiows through the internal longitudinal passages g"Z g3 of the stopper,thence through the annular passage g, and finally through the externallongitudinal groove g'. At the end of the return-bend 93a valve-scat 7Lis formed, to which is applied an auxiliary check-valve 7L', preferablyof spherical form, as shown. This auxiliary valve is loosely confined ina radial pocket or recess 7L, formed in the annular groove g. The lowerend of the stopper is substantially flush with the top of the severalball-pockets B, as shown, so that the balls can roll freely from thepockets over the lower end of the stopper when the bottle is tilted orinverted and so that the space between the bottom of the stopper and thei11- clined upper side of the main check-valve C gradually narrowstoward the common center of the ball-pockets.

The peculiar arrangement of the delivery passages or channels of thestopper baflies any fraudulent attempt to unseat either of thecheck-valves of the bottle by passing a piece of wire orother implementthrough the channel g.

ln order to pour liquid from the bottle, the same is inverted to avertical or nearly vertical position, as shown in Fig. 3, in whichposition the balls D rest upon the top of the pockets B, allowing themain check-valve C to drop from its seat and permitting the liquid toescape around the same and through the channels of the stopper E. Theliquid in escaping opens the auxiliary check-valve 7L. Upon righting thebottle the main checkvalve C again descends upon its seat and the ballsD return to their formersupports formed by the bottom of the pockets B.

Should it be attempted to refill the bottle by submerging it in a tiltedposition, the ball which happens to be at the upper side of the neckrolls from its pocket over the inner end of the stopper Ev and byexerting its weight against the beveled head of the main checkvalveforces the valve against its seat and holds it there, as seen in Fig. 4,thus checking the entrance of liquid into the body of the bottle. Thiswedgiug and closing action of the valve takes place regardless of whichside of the neck is at the top, because at least one of the balls willalways be in a position in which it tends to gravitate against theconical head of the main check-valve, while the arrangement of each ballin an independent or individual pocket prevents the several balls fromrolling together at the lower side of the neck and failing to close thevalve.

If it should be attempted to refill the bottle in an inverted verticalposition by exhausting the air therefrom or otherwise, any incomingliquid entering the annular groove g of the stopper E will force theauxiliary checkvalve h against its seat, as shown in Fig. 3, and thus beintercepted before reaching the open main valve. The ball-pockets arearranged practically equidistant around the neck of the bottle, andthree pockets are sufficient, but a greater number may be employed, ifdesired.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination of a bottle or like vesselhaving a valve-seat in its neck and provided adjacent to said seat withindependent pockets or chambers the bottoms of which extend outwardlybeyond the neck and form supports on the outer side of said valve-seat,a check-valve applied to said seat and having a beveled head which risesabove the bottoms of the pockets, and rolling valve closing weightslocated in said pockets, respectively, and arranged to rest upon thebottom thereof in the upright position of the bottle and to bear againstthe beveled head of said valve when the bottle is tilted, substantiallyas set forth.

2. The combination of a bottle or like vessel having a valve-seat in itsneck and provided adjacent to said seat with independent pockets openingint-o the neck-cavity and each having a substantially horizontal top andbottom which extend outwardly beyond the neck, a stopper arranged in theneck above said pockets and having its lower end arranged substantiallyflush with the top of the pockets, a check-valve applied to saidvalve-seat and having a beveled head which rises above the bottom ofsaid pockets, and rolling valve-closing weights located in said pockets,respectively, 'and arranged to rest upon the bottom thereof in theupright position of the bottle, and to roll into the inwardlynarrowingspace between said stopper and the beveled head of the check-valve whenthe bottle is tilted, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a bottle or like vessel having a valve-seat in itsneck and provided adjacent to said seat with pockets or chambersextending outwardly beyond the neck and having their adjoining innercorners projected inwardly beyond the inner surface of the neck to formstops, a stopper arranged in the bottle-neck above said pockets andresting upon said stops, a check-valve applied to said seat and having abeveled head which rises above the bottom of said pockets, and rollingweights arranged in said pockets, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of a bottle or like vessel having a valve-seat in itsneck and pro- IOO' IIO

vided adjacent to said seatwith pockets or vided with a delivery-passagehaving a valve- 1o chambers the bottoms of whichextend outseat, and anauxiliary check-valve applied to Wardly beyond the neck and formsupports said valve-seat, substantialy as set forth. on the outer sideof said Valve-seat, a eheok- Witness my hand this 6th day of March,

5 valve applied to said seat'J and having a bev- 1902.

eled head which rises above the bottom of JOSEPH S. CANDEE. saidpockets, rolling valve-closing Weigh ts ar- Witnesses: ranged in saidpockets, a stopper arranged in 1 CARL F. GEYER,

the bottle-neck above said pockets and prol THEO. L. POPP.

